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An increase in government expenditure will lead to?
Ainvestment opportunities for foreign investors
Ban increase in the level of aggregate demand
Can increase in total tax revenue
Dreduction in total tax revenue
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Question 32
jamb1998
A rise in the market price of fixed interest securities is an indication that the?
Asupply of money has decreased
Bliquidity preference has increased
Cmarket rate of interest has risen
Dmarket rate of interest has fallen
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Question 33
jamb1998
An issue of bank-notes not backed by gold but by government securities is known as?
Afiduciary isssue
Bguaranteed money
Cseignior age
Dlegal tender
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Question 34
jamb1998
If the reserve requirement for commercial banking in Nigeria were 30%, a commercial bank which receives an initial cash deposit of N3000 is in a position to lend out?
AN9,000
BN3,330
CN2,770
DN2,100
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Question 35
jamb1998
Which of the following is true about the value of money?
Ait varies inversely with the price level
Bit varies directly with the price level
Cit depreciates in the period of deflation
Dit is not affected by the price level
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Question 36
jamb1998
One of the techniques of monetary control used by the Central Bank of Nigeria is?
Aselective credit control
Bbudget deficit
Cforeign exchange control
Dmonitoring the general price level
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Question 37
jamb1998
Crude petroleum is a good example of a?
Alasting asset
Bwasting asset
Csynthetic product
Dcostless resources
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Question 38
jamb1998
The petroleum industry in Nigeria is?
Athe sole source of the nation's revenue
Bthe oldest industry in the country
Cthe mainstay of the economy
Da factor in the decline in the nation's foreign reserves
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Question 39
jamb1998
Export-promotion policy is primary concerned with the?
Aprocessing of raw materials to increase their value
Bmaking of international routes safe for export commodity
Creduction in the number of imported items
Dencourage of the production of export commodities
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Question 40
jamb1998
In many developing countries, infrastructural problems is acute due to the shortage of?
Aindustries and industrial equipment
Bsavings, investment and consumption
Cnatural resources for development
Dsupporting services that encourage economic activities
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Question 41
jamb1998
A factor that influences the location of a firm near its market is the?
Atransportation of bulky raw materials
Bexternal economies
Chigh cost of transporting finished goods
Davailability of skilled manpower
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Question 42
jamb1998
An entirely domestic effort directed at improving agricultural production in Nigeria is the?
AAgricultural Development Programme
BAgro-industrial Development Scheme
CFood and Agricultural Organization
DNational Land Development Authority
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Question 43
jamb1998
The sector that employs the largest proportion of the active labour force in Nigeria is the?
Aoil sector
Bfederal civil services
Cfinancial sector
Dagricultural sector
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Question 44
jamb1998
Which of the following can have their shares quoted on the stock exchange?
APublic corporations
BA partnership
CA consumer corporative
DA public limited liability company
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Question 45
jamb1998
One form of business organization which is not motivated solely by the profit objective is the?
Ajoint stock company
Bprivate limited company
Cco-operative society
Dordinary partnership
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Question 46
jamb1998
Liquidation of limited liability company implies that the?
Acompany may not pay its debt
Bdebts of the company can only be paid from its own assets
Cdebts of the company are paid from both business and private funds of the owners
Ddebts of the company musts be paid from public funds only
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Question 47
jamb1998
Unlike the retailer, the wholesaler provides?
Auseful information to the manufacturer about consumers'taste
Bafter-sales services to the consumers
Cuseful information to the costumers on the benefits and uses of the product
Duseful information about market trends and finance to the manufacturer
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Question 48
jamb1998
The producer in a perfectly competitive market is faced with a demand curve whose elasticity is?
Aunitary
Bgreater than one
Cinfinite
Dless than one
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Question 49
jamb1998
Given that the elasticity of demand for a commodity is 2.5, the percentage change in the quantity demanded as a result of a 10 percent change in it price is?
A0.25
B0.40
C4.00
D25.00
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Question 50
jamb1998
If an increase in the price of a commodity leads to increase in total revenue, then it means that the demand for this commodity is?
